Couple searching for nanny to join their round-the-world trip

Couple search for year-long travel nanny0:30

Derek and M'Kenzie Tillotson have shared a video online in their search for a year-long travel nanny who will not only help look after their three children, but also have the opportunity to travel the world. Courtesy:YouTube/ five take flight

January 9th 2017

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M’Kenzie and Derek Tillotson will give a nanny a free trip around the world. Picture: YouTubeSource:YouTube

American couple Derek and M’Kenzie Tillotson are looking for a nanny to join them and their three children on an all-expenses paid trip around the world.

They’re planning to leave the US in July, flying from their home in Utah to New York City, then Iceland, before exploring Europe. They’ll return home for a two-week break over Christmas, before heading west to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Asia.

“We’re looking for somebody who’s going to love our children as much as we do, even when they’re acting like this,” M’Kenzie said as the two boys, Porter and Beckett, giggled and pulled silly faces in front of the camera.

There is a catch, however.

The nanny will be expected to help homeschool the boys and take care of their baby sister, Wren, as well as generally assisting with cooking and cleaning.

“It’s hard to define your exact hours because you will be living with us, but you will have time to yourself every day for sure, and one to two times a week you’ll be able to go off on your own and have your own adventures,” M’Kenzie said in the video.

The Tillotsons will pay a monthly salary of US$1200-1500, which is about AU$1600-$2100, and although that includes living and travel costs, a number of Facebook users have pointed out it’s actually incredibly low.

“If you’re a child-care worker interested in travel, protect yourself from this kind of unethical and illegal work, and go through an agency who protects both the employer and employee,” one user wrote.

“$1200-1500 a month? For cooking, cleaning, and homeschooling their children? Psh. That’s not a good deal. I realise you get to travel the world but that is not good pay for all they are asking you to do,” one user wrote on Facebook.